Category

• Emerging Local Practice

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Poverty impact

• Mitigation
• Reduction

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Poverty driver

• Provide benefit in-kind (material)
• Provide benefit in-kind (experience)
• Non-driver - improving quality of life

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Keywords

• Food
• Health
• Education
• Stigma

Aim

To close the gap between nutrition and educational attainment by ensuring pupils at Charleston Academy start the school day well-nourished and ready to learn.

Summary

Breakfast For All combats the barriers many pupils face throughout the school day. This initiative ensures all pupils are well-nourished for the school day by providing them with a selection of free toast, yoghurt, fresh fruit or cereal bars. By providing this service, pupils can start the day well-nourished which enables them to concentrate on their lessons. The project has shown that free breakfast for students improves school attendance and increases academic achievements, further demonstrating the link between nutrition and attainment in schools. Students can now concentrate on their lessons without having to worry about the costs of the school day.

What difference does it make?

Breakfast For All has reduced the number of students who said they were hungry when arriving at school. It has also increased concentration in class for pupils who had eaten free breakfasts and fostered interactions between pupils who were able to socialise throughout the breakfast.

Key take-aways

• Northern Alliance’s CCITI model–Connect, Collaborate, Ideas/Innovation, Test & Try Out, Improvement/Impact–was particularly useful for the project’s success.

 

Organisations

Northern Alliance, Highland Council.

Location

Charleston Academy, Inverness.

Contact